Typography Glossary

Edge enhancement (image processing) An image-processing technique that identifies the boundaries of objects and increases their contrast.

Edge enhancement (perception) The sharpening of edges in an image by the visual system.

Egyptian Type Letterforms having square serifs and almost uniform thickness of strokes.

Electrographic printer A printer that uses a direct electrostaticprinting process in which charge is placed directly on the paper and then developed to form an image by the application of toner.

Electronic publishing Digital typography.

Elite A typewriter (monospaced) typeface with a pitch of 12 char, acters per inch.

Em Space A distance equal to the type size - 12 points in a 12 point typeface, 11 points in an 11 point typeface and so on. Also known as a "mutton".

Emdash A dash the width of the letter "m" used in text to separate a parenthetical note as an alternate to parenthesis.

En space Half an em. Also known as a "nut".

Endnote A piece of text associated with the body of a document, like a foot-note but placed at the end of a section or chapter.

Erosion The thinning of the vertical strokes in letter forms that results from characteristics of the output device.

Expanded A type design variation with more than normal set. Thus, a loosely spaced or wider than normal font.

Extended See Expanded.

Extender Descenders and ascender; i.e., the parts of the letterform that extend below the baseline (p, q) or above it (b, d).

Extensional specification In a document formatter, the detailed specification of formatting information such as spacing, margins, and font, as opposed to intentional specification, in which the purpose of a passage is described, for example, verse.

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Sources:

Rubinststein, Richard. [1988] Digial Typography: An Introduction to Type and Composition for Computer System Design. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
Blue Dot's typoGRAPHIC.
The comp.fonts FAQ.

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	Edge enhancement (image processing)	An image-processing technique that identifies the boundaries of objects and increases their contrast.
	Edge enhancement (perception)	The sharpening of edges in an image by the visual system.
	Egyptian Type	Letterforms having square serifs and almost uniform thickness of strokes.
	Electrographic printer	A printer that uses a direct electrostaticprinting process in which charge is placed directly on the paper and then developed to form an image by the application of toner.
	Electronic publishing	Digital typography.
	Elite	A typewriter (monospaced) typeface with a pitch of 12 char, acters per inch.
	Em Space	A distance equal to the type size - 12 points in a 12 point typeface, 11 points in an 11 point typeface and so on. Also known as a "mutton".
	Emdash	A dash the width of the letter "m" used in text to separate a parenthetical note as an alternate to parenthesis.
	En space	Half an em. Also known as a "nut".
	Endnote	A piece of text associated with the body of a document, like a foot-note but placed at the end of a section or chapter.
	Erosion	The thinning of the vertical strokes in letter forms that results from characteristics of the output device.
	Expanded	A type design variation with more than normal set. Thus, a loosely spaced or wider than normal font.
	Extended	See Expanded.
	Extender	Descenders and ascender; i.e., the parts of the letterform that extend below the baseline (p, q) or above it (b, d).
	Extensional specification	In a document formatter, the detailed specification of formatting information such as spacing, margins, and font, as opposed to intentional specification, in which the purpose of a passage is described, for example, verse.